Mumbai: Composer A.R. Rahman has cast a magic spell yet again with 'Raanjhanaa' songs and the film's lead actress Sonam Kapoor says the music maestro has infused spirituality into the film's music with the track 'Tum tak'. "'Tum tak' is like a spiritual bhajan. The spirituality that comes through is something that only Rahman sir is capable of doing in this day and age," the 28-year-old said here during the...
01:33 PM, Jun 14, 2013
New Delhi: Playback singer Javed Ali, who has given his voice to the song 'Tum Tak' from upcoming film 'Raanjhanaa', says the track about teenage love is full of fun, mischief and has the potential to make listeners fall in love again. Composed by A.R. Rahman, the song from Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor starrer was released May 6 as a promotional song. "Rahman sir's music is like a slow poison....
10:17 AM, May 27, 2013
Chennai: Tamil actor Dhanush, who has begun dubbing for his upcoming Hindi debut 'Raanjhanaa', says he finds the experience tough but wishes to give his best to satisfy his audiences. "Dubbing for Raanjhanaa. (I'm) finding it quite tough. (I) hope I can live up to your expectations. (I) will give my best," posted Dhanush on his Twitter page. Dhanush is paired opposite Sonam Kapoor in the film, which is about...
01:06 PM, May 21, 2013
Chennai: Tamil director Bharatbala says that friendship is the pillar of the relationship he shares with Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman, with whom he has teamed up again in forthcoming Tamil romantic-drama 'Maryan'. The two had earlier joined hands for music videos 'Vande Mataram', 'Jana Gana Mana' and the 2010 Commonwealth Games anthem 'Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto'. "I don't know Rahman as a great musician, but as a very close friend...
11:31 AM, May 16, 2013
Chennai: Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman, who managed to have a glimpse of one of the songs from superstar Rajinikanth-starrer Tamil period-drama 'Kochadaiyaan', describes it as "epic". "(I) had a sneak preview of Rajini sir's motion capture results for one of the songs from 'Kochadaiyaan'. (It) looks like animation on steroids! Epic," posted Rahman on his Twitter page. Rahman has composed the music for the film, directed by Rajini's daughter...
06:31 PM, May 15, 2013
Ace film director Bharatbala's 'Maryan' is a much awaited release. There are huge expectations attached to the film. Recently, the music of the film was launched and has been liked by the audiences. The single track 'Nenje Ezhu' composed and sung by AR Rahman has become a popular chartbuster in the South. Music Director: AR Rahman Singers: AR Rahman, Vijay Prakash, Swetha Menon, Chinmayee, Javed Ali, Haricharan, Shakti Sree Gopalan,...
02:45 PM, May 14, 2013
Mumbai: Actress Sonam Kapoor feels lucky that maestro A R Rahman has composed music for two of her films - 'Delhi 6' and 'Raanjhanaa'. It was in Rakesh Omprakash Mehra's directorial venture 'Delhi 6' that Rahman churned out a song 'Masakali' which was featured on Sonam. The song became so famous that people started calling Sonam as the 'Masakali' girl. "It was because of Rahman that people started calling me...
01:19 PM, May 11, 2013
New Delhi: Music composer AR Rahman has expressed his happiness over his daughter's mention worthy success in class 12th exams. He tweets, "This is a first in the family. My daughter Khatija excels in studies and scores 94% in her 12th public exams." AR Rahman is married to Saira Banu and has three daughters Khatija, Rahima and Ameen. All of Rahman's daughters are interested in music and two of them...
06:49 PM, May 10, 2013
The 'Yuvan' ARR bond has been growing stronger with each passing day of late. And the reason is that YSR has sung for AR Rahman in Bharat Bala's Dhanush project, 'Mariyaan'. And ARR is to attend the music launch of Yuvan's 100th,'Biriyani'. Now the latest is that the two will be performing on stage for the 7th Vijay Awards. The channel's official Tweet reads 'Oooh!!! This is just in ARR...
05:30 PM, May 10, 2013
Mumbai: As the title suggests, 'Raanjhanaa' is a romantic tale and its director Aanand L. Rai is confident that people would love to believe in the ideology of his film. The 'Tanu Weds Manu' fame director, who has teamed up with southern star Dhanush and Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor to tell this love story, feels even though the world has become immensely fast paced, everyone wants to be loved. "People...
01:31 PM, May 09, 2013
Chennai: Tamil filmmaker Bharatbala chose Parvathi Menon for his upcoming romantic drama 'Mariyaan' because he finds her rooted to the landscape of the film a factor he believes is very important while casting. Parvathi, a Malayalee actress, is known for her work in Tamil films such as 'Chennaiyil Oru Naal' and 'Poo'. "I could have easily chosen a north Indian actress, but I believe an actor should be suitable to...
02:33 PM, May 04, 2013
Chennai: Music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja crooned a song, composed by Oscar-winner AR Rahman and written by Dhanush, in upcoming Tamil drama 'Mariyaan'. "Amazing song by AR Rahman. It was sung by Yuvan Shankar Raja and lyrics by Dhanush," posted 'Mariyaan' director Bharat Bala on his Twitter page. Yuvan posted on his Twitter page: "Had an awesome recording session with AR Rahman. (I) sang a song for him". Yuvan, who...
07:41 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Chennai: Tamil actor Dhanush's wife and brother are wowed by his debut Hindi movie 'Raanjhnaa', which shows him speaking in Hindi. Praising her husband, who she had directed in '3', Aishwarya tweeted: "The trailer of 'Raanjhnaa' is out! OMG I love it. Check it out. Love my Hindi talking (speaking) Dhanush." Selvaraghavan, Dhanush's brother, tweeted: "'Raanjhnaa' rocks! My thambi (brother) is speaking Hindi. Proudest moment for all of us." Directed...
10:59 PM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: 'Katiya Karoon' from 'Rockstar' tugged at music lover's heartstrings so much that it became on of their favourite songs. But did you know that legendary singer Shamshad Begum, who died Tuesday, too had sung a song titled 'Katiya Karoon' in 1963! Shamshad Begum was one of the first female playback singers of the Indian film industry, which has turned 100 this year. At 94, she was six years...
06:17 PM, Apr 24, 2013
